The image depicts a village scene viewed from a slightly elevated perspective. A dirt road is lined with cottages, and the horizon is marked by rooftops and distant trees. The etching technique is used with fine lines to create texture in the thatched roofs and foliage. The color palette is monochromatic, in shades of beige and brown. The road leads past cottages with chimneys and brickwork, and in the distance, there are trees and another cottage. The sky above is clear and takes up a significant part of the composition.
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The image depicts a village scene viewed from a slightly elevated perspective. A dirt road is lined with cottages, and the horizon is marked by rooftops and distant trees. The etching technique is used with fine lines to create texture in the thatched roofs and foliage. The color palette is monochromatic, in shades of beige and brown. The road leads past cottages with chimneys and brickwork, and in the distance, there are trees and another cottage. The sky above is clear and takes up a significant part of the composition.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Devonshire Village

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan

Date
1906
Medium
etching
Dimensions
plate: 149 x 297 mm sheet: 157 x 304 mm
Classification
Print
Accession number
2008.115.3296
Credit line
Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Time span
1901 to 1925
Department
CG-W

Subjects and terms

  • Street
  • Tree
  • Road
  • Sky
  • Building
Inscription

Inscribed: D. S. MAC LAUGHLAN. DEVONSHIRE 1906 in plate, left lower edge (in road); D. S. MacLaughlan in pencil, lower right

NGA object ID 148364. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.